(Alphonse's Pov)
I walked up to Aikou's house and watched as everyone drove off. I rang her doorbell and she answered in her regular attire.
She smiled her beautiful smile. "Hello Alphonse."
I gave a clearing cough and held out her papers. "I believe these are yours?" I said.
Aikou gave a relieved look and took them.
Our hands brushed together and I felt tingles run up my spine.
"Thank you, Alphonse! I was hoping you would return them to me. Umm... Would you like to come inside for a drink?" She asked.
"Sure," I said and walked inside.
She closed the door gently and I looked around. Her house was pretty much normal except for the china.
"This way." She said and led me to a small sitting room full off stacks of paper. She moved a stack and sat down in an armchair.
"I'm sorry for the messy papers." She said
"It's alright! I'm used to it. You know having all these blueprints for rockets." He said.
Aikou gave a chuckle and I looked at the tray with a teapot, a cup half full of tea and a few stacked cups.
"I was resting my head. Tea?" She said and took a cup. She looked at me with a questioning look.
"Yes please." I said and watched her pour tea into the cup. I took the cup and once again our hands brushed. I thought I was going to drop the cup but I managed to keep my hand steady.
"You must be wondering why we left early." She said while filling her cup.
"Yeah." I said and took a sip. I quickly spit out the hot tea as it burned my tongue.
Aikou gasped and ran to the kitchen.
I fanned my tongue and felt tears in my eyes.
Aikou quickly returned with a glass of ice water and I drank it quickly.
I set the glass down and she gave a laugh. I looked up as she held her stomach and fell into a fit of giggles.
"You... You're so funny!" She laughed and I couldn't help but laugh as well. "Are... Are you alright?" she gasped.
I nodded. "Y-yeah..." I said and we slowly got control of ourselves.
She poured tea in the glass with ice and handed me the glass. "Here, Ice Tea." She giggled and I gave a chuckle.
"Thanks, that's much better." I said after taking a drink. "So why did you leave without me?" I asked.
Aikou set her hands on her lap with the cup and frowned. "A girl was being chased by a group of men. Ed and I got her out and we had to make our escape." She said.
"Were you guys hurt?" I asked worried.
"No... except for a loud gun shot right next to me. But other than that we're all fine." She said.
I frowned.
Aikou was scared of loud noises from up close to her and because the gunshot was next to her it must have almost scared her out of her mind. She is the person to embrace calmness, quiet, and peace.
When I heard of that I knew she would never love me because of my job. I love to make rockets and watch them soar into the sky. I just know that we'll just be friends. 'Yeah... just friends...'
"So you're okay right now?" I asked.
She nodded. "Yes, a nice shower and some hot tea relaxed me nicely. You should go back home. I'm sure Ed and Noah are waiting for you." She said.
"Noah?" I asked.
"The girl we saved. She's staying at your house by her choice." She said and I nodded.
I stood up and we walked towards her door. "Well if you need anything then call me alright?" I asked.
She nodded and we said our goodbyes. She watched me as I turned out of sight.